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Welcome to our Royal Australian Regiment’s National Memorial Walk

The National Memorial Walk (NMW) is the spiritual home of Royal Australian Regiment. It is a ‘living” memorial by association to a dedicated tree that commemorates each person who has died while serving overseas with the Regiment. The Walk is divided into the RAR’s operational theatre areas (Japan, Korea, Malaya, Malaysia – Sarawak, Vietnam, Somalia, […]

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NMW Report – 21 December 2020 Activities

This Monday was the last formal work activity for the year and included our annual break-up BBQ breakfast. Most of us ‘early birds’ were active from 5.30 am to finalise the work tasks and prepare the Walk for the long hot summer days until we formally return on 11 January 2021.  But we know that […]

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NMW Report – 19 December 2020

A very thirsty Walk welcomed 130mm over the week and more since. It will do wonders for the place but in other ways be a hindrance such as it is too wet to have the turf cut and delivered and the Western Bank will now have turf laid in the new year. Another downsize is […]

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Visit: McDowall State School – National Memorial Walk – Remembrance Day 2020

Thank you to the Royal Australian Regiment Association for hosting our visit to the National Memorial Walk 11th November 2020, from the 2020 Year 6 students and staff of McDowall State School. I’d like to say thank you to the veteran’s for inviting our school to commemorate Remembrance Day at the National Memorial Walk. I […]

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NMW REPORT – NOVEMBER 2020

 Hello All, Everyone well? I hope so. Healthwise, I am aware of Kiwi and Margaret in RSL Care’s Fairview, Ron Woodrow still limping around at home, Margaret Devereaux still fighting on at home with Norm healing after his op. However, on the bright side Rod Wyatt turned up last week and looked resplendent astride his […]

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Dave’s Report on Current NMW Matters – 2nd November 2020

Beautiful rain and a green, green Walk. Thanks Mother Nature! Hello all, It has been a while since my last report but times have been busy and many jobs have either been completed or are well on the way.

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NMW Last Day of Winter – Manager’s Report

Well spring has sprung (“…the grass is riz…”) which means that maybe we won’t have as many cooler nights and things will start growing again but, the big “must have”, rain, is still AWOL. We can but hope that it will turn up, not only for the Walk but the imminent bushfire season and the […]

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Appointment – Manager National Memorial Walk

Dave McDonald has been formally appointed as the Manager. In advising Dave of his success Mike von Berg Chairman of the RAR Corporation Board and National President of the RAR Association wrote: Dear David, Further to our discussions yesterday I am very pleased to confirm formally your appointment as the RARC National Memorial Walk Manager […]

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Dads’ Army Report – Monday 25th May 2020

Another fine Brisbane morning last Monday with most of the usual people turning up and still working in pairs and being very aware of social distancing and we still got it done. A bit of Admin first up, Trevor Pond went into Brisbane Private Hospital on Tuesday morning for his back operations. He expects to […]

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History – Building the RAR National Memorial Walk

This history of building the RAR National Memorial Walk was written by Margaret Gibbons who with her husband Kiwi Gibbons (The Curator) were part of the group of pioneers who brought the NMW concept into reality. The Regiment is indebted to Margaret and Kiwi for their dedication to “Keeping the Spirit Alive”. In recognition of their […]

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Michael von Berg

Expression of Interest: Manager – The RAR’s National Memorial Walk (NMW)

Expressions of Interest are invited for this voluntary position, located in Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Brisbane. The RAR National Memorial Walk, the spiritual home of The Regiment, is a “living memorial” dedicated to those infantrymen of the RAR who died while serving overseas. It is a place of contemplation and serenity where visitors can reflect and […]

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Information – Supermarket Priority initiative Update

Update from Liz Cosson AM CSC Secretary Department of Veterans’ Affairs to ESORT members for distribution As you know we have been working closely with a number of supermarket chains to ensure vulnerable veterans can access a range of priority assistance services from supermarkets when purchasing online or shopping in-store. While the Gold Card is not a […]

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Kapyong

Kapyong Day

“Yesterday the fierce fighting began and today the gallant soldiers and Nurses of the ROK, Australia and Canada were forced to withdraw after a gallant victory against insurmountable odds to defend the road to Seoul. We bless them and thank them who served, their widows and families and those who failed to returned but leave […]

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